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Senior Project Manager, Transportation
Employment & Training Centers, Inc. McAllen, Texas, United States, On-site
Salary range: $150K-$180K, DOE
About the Role
A client of ours is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager, Transportation, to join their team in McAllen, Texas. This position will focus on Texas highway and roadway projects, including project management, design delivery, client relationships, proposal support, and transportation business development.
The ideal candidate will have deep experience with TxDOT, toll agencies, RMAs, counties, and cities, along with the ability to lead transportation staff and manage projects from planning through final design.
About the Company
Our client is a mid-sized civil engineering firm with offices in Houston, San Antonio, and McAllen. Although the firm will soon celebrate its three-year anniversary, it is made up of seasoned professionals who have worked together and delivered projects for years. In addition to delivering projects across Texas and in other states, the firm specializes in port of entry projects between the United States and Mexico.
Key Responsibilities
Project Management: Manage highway and roadway projects from conceptual planning through schematic design, environmental approval, PS&E, and final design.
Transportation Design: Lead the design and delivery of large Texas transportation projects, including highways, roadways, schematics, plans, specifications, and estimates.
Client Development: Support efforts to grow the firm’s client and project base with TxDOT, toll agencies, RMAs, counties, cities, and other transportation agencies.
Proposal Management: Write, review, and negotiate proposals with clients and reviewing agencies.
Technical Leadership: Serve as a technical resource for complex transportation projects and provide guidance to engineers, task leaders, and project team members.
Staff Development: Lead, mentor, and develop transportation staff while supporting a positive and productive team environment.
Quality Control: Monitor the quality of design work and technical service delivery on transportation projects.
Public and Stakeholder Meetings: Facilitate and participate in public meetings, stakeholder meetings, client meetings, and agency coordination meetings.
Project Review and Sealing: Review and seal engineering projects while supervising the work of other engineers.
Budget Management: Manage invoicing, project budgets, and financial performance to support on-time and on-budget project delivery.
Agency Coordination: Work with clients, regulatory agencies, public officials, and other parties to determine project requirements and secure approvals.
Regulatory Awareness: Stay current on regulatory changes and maintain working relationships with regulatory officials.
Business Development: Participate in client events, trade shows, conferences, and relationship-building activities.
Travel and Field Visits: Attend meetings and make field visits on short notice when needed.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required.
Professional Engineer license in Texas required.
Certification, or ability to become certified, for work categories in cited TxDOT groups required.
10 or more years of experience with current engineering principles and practices related to highways and transportation.
TxDOT Transportation Project Management experience preferred.
Experience managing transportation projects for TxDOT, toll agencies, RMAs, counties, cities, transit agencies, or other transportation agencies.
Ability to manage projects from conceptual design through schematic and environmental approval, PS&E, and final design.
Ability to coordinate engineering team members and task leaders for transportation schematics, plans, specifications, and estimates.
Proficiency in OpenRoads and other relevant transportation design software required.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, project management scheduling tools, and financial tools required.
Experience reviewing and sealing engineering projects preferred.
Ability to build and maintain relationships with TxDOT, transit agencies, transportation agencies, clients, and public officials.
Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.
Ability to apply new methods and technical approaches to transportation projects.
Ability to contribute to a positive, team-oriented work environment through open communication, feedback, and collaboration.
State Driver’s License, state-mandated auto insurance, and dependable transportation required.
Advanced degree in Engineering or a related field preferred.
Specialty certification such as PMP preferred.
Why Join?
Competitive salary range of $180K-$210K, DOE.
Full-time employment opportunity with a respected civil engineering firm.
Company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Life insurance, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance.
Paid pregnancy disability leave.
401(k) / Roth with company match.
Paid time off.
Employee referral bonuses.
Professional license bonuses.
Opportunity to lead major Texas transportation projects.
Opportunity to work with experienced civil engineering professionals across Houston, San Antonio, and McAllen.
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Salary : $150,000 - $180,000